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Morocco vs Spain, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Morocco
3 – 0
3 – 0 pen
Full Time
Spain
Tue 6 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Aymeric Laporte
Romain Saiss 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Spain — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morocco 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-06 Morocco 3–0 Spain 2018-06-25 Spain 2–2 Morocco

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Morocco A 0–3 L
01 Dec Japan A 1–2 L
27 Nov Germany H 1–1 D
23 Nov Costa Rica H 7–0 W
06 Jul Italy A 3–5 L
02 Jul Switzerland A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Morocco Spain
#10 Position #29
7 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
3 Conceded 0
+3 GD +5
2.33 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Morocco get us underway at Education City Stadium.
  • 5' Morocco currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hakim Ziyech suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Enrique might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Morocco are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Morocco is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Education City Stadium. Morocco seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Spain come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Spain make a change. Pablo Gavira trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Soler on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Alvaro Morata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marco Asensio at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' The Morocco bench stirs into life. Sofiane Boufal is withdrawn and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Ferran Torres has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' The Spain bench stirs into life. Ferran Torres is withdrawn and Nico Williams gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Spain ring the changes. Ferran Torres has done his job and it is now time for Nico Williams to step up.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Aymeric Laporte. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' The Morocco bench stirs into life. Youssef En-Nesyri is withdrawn and Abdelhamid Sabiri gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Jawad El Yamiq. He replaces Nayef Aguerd on 84 minute.
  • 89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' The referee shows Morocco player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Morocco celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Morocco47% Draw29% Spain24%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
75%
Draw or Spain
53%
Morocco or Spain
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morocco28% Draw52% Spain20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Morocco

Handicap Morocco covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Morocco keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Spain keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.